Saturday, November 3, 2012

When I am out synch (part 8)


Being out of synch with God is not just when I am out of sorts, or when I think I am doing right but really doing wrong, or when I am sinning. Being out of synch is when I perceive I am in trouble, whether real or no. Being out of synch causes me pain and sorrow, suffering beyond all measure until I cry out to Him, “Save me, help me, deliver me from this misery.” (Ps 108:6, 12; Ps 116:4) I cry out from my essence that I know He is sovereign, I know He is Ruler of the Universe, I know He is above all things and in control and I also know that I am in danger, dire straights of His judgments if He doesn’t consider my case. (Ps 119:22,28,39,41,42,76,77,82,84,107,121-123,134,143-149,153,154, 170,173) I need Him, and I call and cry to Him that I need Him, because only He can deliver me. (Ps 120:2; Ps 123:3,4; Ps 142:1,2,5-6). I know that only He can save my people and remove us from captivity, as I utter the words, “Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south” (Ps126:4), because this is His world, as so often I sing in Church, this is My Father’s World, and He is in control. While the devil may be allowed to have his say here, God still controls the growth of flowers and the azure blue sky and the quack of ducks. And getting myself back in synch is realizing all that is true. Getting in synch means that I have acknowledged God’s heart, that I know He is gracious. (Ps 143:1,12; Is 33:2; Is 38:2,3; Is 5:9) I have acknowledged God’s power and strength (Is 64:1; Is 63:15-17; Jer 16:17,18). I know His judgments are pure and just (Jer 10:24; Jer 14:8,9) And I acknowledge His wisdom (Jer 15:15) And in all this, I still cannot, I will not change my ways because of my stubbornness. But because of God’s wisdom and the gift of His free will to me when  Adam and Eve roamed the earth, I can decided whether or not to walk with Him, or to stay in my same shell. God gave me free will long before He offered me salvation through His son. The reason being is that He wants thinking human beings in His kingdom, He wants those who are capable of deciding right from wrong, of deciding what hurts God and what pleases Him. And with that choice comes the possibility that God and I may not walk the same way, and hence I am out of synch. I need to acknowledge not just that God’s ways are perfect, but that I am ready to be perfect as He is perfect (   ).Until I throw open the doors like Daniel did in Dan 6:10, at the risk of his own life, and acknowledge there is only one true God, then will I be able to acknowledge God is true as are His precepts and declarations.

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